Laminated card assembly

Abstract

A laminated card assembly is disclosed. The laminated card assembly for use with a communication terminal includes a transaction card having a first engagement mechanism and being shaped into a standard SIM card; and a flexible SIM sheet, for performing communication operation for the communication terminal, having a second engagement mechanism to engage with the first engagement mechanism of the transaction card. Therefore, the flexible SIM sheet can be laminated on the transaction card to be inserted into a standard SIM socket of the communication terminal, thereby facilitating to integrate multiple applications.

1 . A laminated card assembly for use with a communication terminal, comprising:
 a transaction card having a first engagement mechanism and being shaped into a standard SIM card; and   a flexible SIM sheet, for performing communication operation for said communication terminal, having a second engagement mechanism to engage with said first engagement mechanism of said transaction card such that said flexible SIM sheet can be laminated on said transaction card to be inserted into a standard SIM socket of said communication terminal.   
   
   
       2 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said first engagement mechanism is an opening and said second engagement mechanism is a protrusion. 
   
   
       3 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said opening is provided with a plurality of flanges along periphery thereof, and said protrusion is provided with a plurality of notches to correspondingly engage with said plurality of flanges. 
   
   
       4 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said opening is provided with a plurality of notches along periphery thereof, and said protrusion is provided with a plurality of flanges to correspondingly engage with said plurality of notches. 
   
   
       5 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said first engagement mechanism is a protrusion and said second engagement mechanism is an opening. 
   
   
       6 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said opening is provided with a plurality of flanges along periphery thereof, and said protrusion is provided with a plurality of notches to correspondingly engage with said plurality of flanges. 
   
   
       7 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said opening is provided with a plurality of notches along periphery thereof, and said protrusion is provided with a plurality of flanges to correspondingly engage with said plurality of notches. 
   
   
       8 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said transaction card further comprises a first memory installed with an operation system for a credit card. 
   
   
       9 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein said first memory is a Read Only Memory (ROM). 
   
   
       10 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said transaction card further comprises a second memory for storing applications associated with a fare applet of transportation, a loyalty applet of operator, a VIP management of membership, a mobile payment of bank, an e-ticket management of movie theater, and an e-coupon management of store. 
   
   
       11 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein said second memory is an Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM). 
   
   
       12 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising an antenna coupled to said transaction card. 
   
   
       13 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said communication terminal is one of a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant. 
   
   
       14 . The laminated card assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said transaction card is printed with a hologram thereon.